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Human Resource Contacts
Human Resources | 2222 Burt Street (Schneider Hall)
email humanresources@creighton.edu
phone: 402.280.2709 | fax: 402.280.5516
Office hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Meet the HR team!
General HR Information
Jeff Branstetter
Associate Vice President
jbranstetter@creighton.edu
402.280.5530
- Oversees the Human Resources Department and the JR Russell Child Development Center
Benefits

Tammy Biggs
Associate Director
tbiggs@creighton.edu
402.280.1405
- Manages benefit plan administration, communications, vendor partnerships, and complex claims concerns
- Drives wellness initiatives, plan improvements, and budget reviews

Judy Gonzales
Benefit Analyst
jgonzal@creighton.edu
402.280.5767
- Coordinates 403(b) retirement plan administration, education, and plan audit
- Monitors and processes Health Savings Account contributions, deferred compensation (457b plan), business expense plan, and graduate remission
- Resource for retirees regarding Medicare and retirement withdrawals
- Assists employees with benefit education, concerns and related questions

Toni Parsley
Benefits Specialist
tparsley@creighton.edu
402.280.2913
- Maintains FMLA and other leaves of absence
- Coordinates tuition remission and disability
- Assists employees with benefit related questions
Lenora Salts
Benefit Analyst
lenorasalts@creighton.edu
402.280.4753
- Coordinates benefit enrollment changes, education, and payroll contributions
- Processes non-payroll benefit payments, vendor billing, medical support orders and life insurance claims/underwriting applications
- Resource for retirees regarding Medicare and retirement withdrawls
- Assists employees with benefit education, concerns and related questions
Compensation/HRMS

Molly Billings
Director
mollybillings@creighton.edu
402.280.4722
- Manages University classification and compensation programs
- Oversees the payroll function to ensure compliance

Maria Crosley
Human Resources Specialist
mcrosley@creighton.edu
402.280.2767
- Manages job postings for student employment
- Creates and updates job descriptions and templates
- Serves as support to HRMS team
Tom Drzaic
Senior HRIS/Business Process Specialist
TomDrzaic@creighton.edu
402.280.2898
- Maintains reports and metrics
- Manages HRIS System
- Administers HR Business Process

Cathy Harrahill
Business Analyst II
catherineharrahill@creighton.edu
402.280.2610
- Data projects related to University's Human Resources & Payroll System
- Provide analysis, technical support, testing, implementing and monitoring of processes and data exchanges with internal and external vendors
Payroll

Goldie Mahoney
Payroll Manager
goldiemahoney@creighton.edu
402.280.2232
- General ledger accounts for bi-weekly and monthly payroll
- FPC (Faculty Productivity Compensation) pay processes
- Year and W-2 management
Julie Hill
Senior Payroll Specialist
juliehill@creighton.edu
402.280.4017
- Manages Wage and Garnishment inquires
- Timesheet inquires and reporting for faculty, staff and students
- Non-Resident alien tax questions

Rosie Meekins
Senior Payroll Specialist
rosiemeekins@creighton.edu
402.280.2769
- Processes pay changes to timesheet and leave reporting approval queues
- Maintains tax deduction records
- Administers direct deposit setup and maintenance of system
- Manages email box for all incoming Employee Action Forms (EAF)
Generalist Team & Employee Development

Janel Allen
Director
janelallen@creighton.edu
402.280.1727
- Provides leadership to the HR Generalists and Recruiter in areas of employee relations, staffing, compensation and performance management
- Coordinates staffing for leadership positions
- Directs the employee and manager training solutions for the University

Kathy Custard
Associate Director
kathycustard@creighton.edu
402.280.2462
- Provides leadership to the HR Generalists in areas of employee relations, staffing, compensation and performance management
- Coordinates staffing for leadership positions
- Assists with employee and manager training solutions for the University

Lynne Caruso
Human Resource Generalist
lynnecaruso@creighton.edu
402.280.4705
- On-site HR Generalist for School of Dentistry
- HR Generalist for Grants Administration, School of Nursing, School of Medicine, School of Pharmacy & Allied Professions
- Coordinates employee relations, staffing, compensation classification, training and performance management

Angela Hayes
Human Resource Generalist
angelahayes@creighton.edu
402.280.1442
- HR Generalist for Academic Affairs, DoIT, University Ministry, Student Life and University Relations
- Coordinates employee relations, staffing, compensation classification, training and performance management
- Member of University Safety Committee, Committee of Status of Women, Martin Luther King Committee

Melissa Martinez
Human Resource Generalist
melissamartinez@creighton.edu
402.280.4727
- HR Generalist for Athletics, Card Services, Central Receiving, Facilities, Mail Services, Public Safety & Research
- Coordinates employee relations, staffing, compensation classification and performance management
- Organizes the University's H-1B and J-1 visa and university sponsored applications for employment

Catie O'Malley
Human Resource Generalist
catieomalley@creighton.edu
402.280.2550
- Manages the employee and manager training solutions for the University
- Coordinates HR communications for internal and external customers
- Assists with University staffing